Despite the Dodgers’ offseason-long search for a left fielder and/or middle-of-the-order bat, new manager Don Mattingly reiterated to Beth Harris of the Associated Press that Mannywood won’t be returning to Dodger Stadium.

“I don’t think Manny is a viable option now,” Mattingly said, with Harris noting that he was “choosing his words carefully.”

I am a former lifelong Dodgers fan but gave up after this past season, knowing that their ineptitude will continue for a long time. They’ve become such a pathetic organization. They’re gonna suck-guaranteed.